Skate4Concrete
Information and Data Privacy Policy and Privacy Notice
Updated February 14, 2025
In keeping with our goals and objectives, Skate4Concrete (collectively, “Skate4Concrete,” “we,” or “us”) recognizes that individual privacy is an important consideration in all facets of the Internet. We’ve developed this Privacy Notice to explain how and why we collect, use, share and otherwise process your personal information.
This Privacy Notice is not a contract and does not create any legal rights or obligations.
Our Services: When we use the term “Services”, we are referring to all the services that we offer on our own behalf, including our membership offerings, events, mailing lists, trainings, policy work and the websites that post or link to this Notice. This Privacy Notice does not cover or address personal information and privacy practices relating to job applicants, employees, and other personnel.
Article I.
Information We Collect and Use
Personal Information: When we use the term “personal information” in this Privacy Notice, we mean information that identifies, relates to, describes, is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, to you. It does not include aggregated or anonymized deidentified information that is maintained in a form that is not reasonably capable of being associated with or linked to you.
We collect personal information in a variety of different ways:
1.01 - Information you provide to us.
We process and collect the personal information you provide to us through the use of any platform that we are associated with. The personal information is collected at the time of creation, import, and/or upload of any data provided to us. We may collect and retain personal information such as your name, contact information, demographic information, membership information. We may collect information about various technologies when interacting with any online platform or through a third-party service provider, such as, web logs, cookies, scripts, analytics.
1.02 - Information from third party sources (i.e. school districts).
We may obtain information about you from other users who think you may be interested in the Services, including our articles. We may collect your name and contact information, which we will use to reach out to you with information about our Services.
Article II.
How We Share and Disclose Personal Information
We may share your personal information in the following ways in order to improve, deliver, and maintain our services, send communications, monitor and analyze trends and usage, and personalize services to you:
- Within Skate4Concrete. Skate4Concrete employees, agents, entities, and contractors may disclose personal information to other Skate4Concrete entities for purposes and uses that are consistent with this Privacy Notice.
- Service providers. We share personal information with third-party service providers who perform services on our behalf, such as technology providers (including web platforms and hosting providers, email communications providers, analytics providers, our member database and data storage providers).
- Regulatory or legal requirements, safety and terms enforcement. We may disclose personal information to governmental regulatory authorities as required by law, including for tax or accounting purposes, in response to their requests for such information or to assist in investigations. We may also disclose personal information to third parties in connection with claims, disputes, or litigation, when otherwise required by law, or if we determine its disclosure is necessary to protect the health and safety of you or any other person, to protect against fraud or credit risk, or to enforce our legal rights or contractual commitments that you have made.
- Publicly. At your direction, or if under 18, your guardian’s permission, we may make your information publicly available, for example, if you post public comments on our sites or provide product testimonials.
U.S. Receipt. Skate4Concrete has its headquarters in the United States. Information we collect about you will be processed in the United States. By using Skate4Concrete’s services, you acknowledge that your personal information will be processed in the United States and, depending on the circumstances, that may involve a transfer of your information to the United States. Skate4Concrete may be subject to disclosure of this information as per a lawful government request. The Skate4Concrete provides safeguards by entering binding, standard data protection clauses where appropriate for the data subjects’ location. The Skate4Concrete also may enter into data processing agreements and model clauses with its suppliers whenever feasible and appropriate.
Article III.
DATA PROTECTION
While no data transmission over the Internet or other network can be guaranteed to be 100% safe, we utilize best practices to maintain the security of all personal information we collect. Any unauthorized release of information will be reported to you as soon as possible.
Article IV.
Online Privacy Choices
You have some choices regarding how we use your personal information, including the following:
- Modifying or deleting your information. If you have questions about reviewing, changing, or deleting your information, you can contact Crystal Howards directly at crystal@crystalwaters.com.
- How to control your email communications preferences. You can stop receiving promotional email communications from us by clicking on the “unsubscribe link” provided in the email. You can always change your email preferences by contacting Crystal Howards directly at crystal@crystalwaters.com. You may not opt-out of Service-related communications (e.g., account verification, transactional communications, changes/updates to features of the website, technical and security notices).
Article V.
Region Specific Compliance
New York:
In accordance with New York Education Law Section 2-d, we have implemented and maintain strict privacy and data security measures to protect Personally Identifiable Information (PII). We have encryption for PII at rest and in transit, aligned with the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, and restricted access to authorized personnel on a need-to-know basis. PII is not sold, used, or disclosed for commercial or marketing purposes and may only be used as necessary to fulfill contractual obligations. In the event of a data breach or unauthorized disclosure, the we will notify affected parties and law enforcement within seven (7) business days, and cooperate fully in investigations. We will not retain PII beyond the term of services unless required by law or expressly authorized. We will securely return or permanently destroy all PII and provide a written certification of destruction upon request in accordance with New York law. We also comply with all applicable federal and state privacy laws, including FERPA, COPPA, PPRA, and IDEA.
For more information related to your rights and our obligations under your local region’s laws, please contact Crystal Howards directly at crystal@crystalwaters.com.
Article VI.
Children’s Privacy
Our websites and online services are not directed to, and we do not intend to, or knowingly, collect or solicit personal information from children under the age of 13. If you are under the age of 13, please do not use our websites or online services or otherwise provide us with any personal information either directly or by other means. If a child under the age of 13 has provided personal information to us, we encourage the child’s parent or guardian to contact us to request that we remove the personal information from our systems. If we learn that any personal information we collect has been provided by a child under the age of 13, we will promptly delete that personal information.
Parents or guardians have the right to review, amend, or delete any personal information collected from their child. To exercise these rights, parents or guardians my contact us through the contact information provided in this privacy policy.
While our primary focus is on compliance with applicable laws, include the Children’s Online Protection Act (COPPA) in the United States, please note that the rules regarding children’s privacy may vary by state. If you are a parent or guardian of a child residing in a state with additional privacy protections for minors, please contact Crystal Howards directly at crystal@crystalwaters.com for more information on how we handle your child’s personal data in compliance with such laws.
Article VII.
Third Party Websites and Services
Our Services may include links to third-party websites, plug-ins, and applications. Except where we post, link to, or expressly adopt or refer to this Privacy Notice, this Privacy Notice does not apply to, nor are we responsible for, any personal information practices of third-party websites and online services or the practices of other third parties. To learn about the personal information practices of third parties, please visit their respective privacy notices.
Article VIII.
Contact Us
Any user who wishes to request further information about our compliance with these requirements, or has questions or concerns about our privacy practices and policies, may contact Crystal Howards directly at crystal@crystalwaters.com or by mail at:
Skate4Concrete
2214 Faraday Ave
Carlsbad, CA 92008
Article IX.
Changes to This Privacy Notice
We will update this Privacy Notice from time to time. When we make changes to this Privacy Notice, we will change the “Last Updated” date at the beginning of this Privacy Notice. If we make material changes to this Privacy Notice, we will notify you by email to your registered email address, by prominent posting on this website or our online services, or through other appropriate communication channels. All changes shall be effective from the date of publication unless otherwise provided.
Connecticut
Model Terms of Service Addendum for schools in Connecticut
For the purposes of this Agreement, “directory information,” “de-identified student information,” “school purposes,” “student information,” “student records,” “student-generated content,” and “targeted advertising” shall be as defined by Conn. Gen.
Stat. § 10-234aa.
- All student records, student information, and student-generated content (collectively, “student data”) provided or accessed pursuant to the contract are not the property of, or under the control of, Skate4Concrete.
- The Board shall have access to and the ability to delete student data in the possession of the Contractor except in instances where such data is (A) otherwise prohibited from deletion or required to be retained under state or federal law, or (B) stored as a copy as part of a disaster recovery storage system and that is (i) inaccessible to the public, and (ii) unable to be used in the normal course of business by the Contractor. The Board may request the deletion of any such student information, student records or student-generated content if such copy has been used by the operator to repopulate accessible data following a disaster recovery. The Board may request the deletion of student data by Skate4Concrete.
- Skate4Concrete shall not use student data for any purposes other than those authorized pursuant to the Skate4Concrete Certification.
- A student, parent or legal guardian of a student may review personally identifiable information contained in student data and correct any erroneous information, if any, in such student data. He or she may do so by contacting Skate4Concrete directly @ crystal@project-cornerstone.org.
- Skate4Concrete shall take actions designed to ensure the security and confidentiality of student data.
- Skate4Concrete will notify the Board, in accordance with Conn. Gen. Stat. § 10- 234dd, when there has been an unauthorized release, disclosure or acquisition of student data. Such notification will include the following steps: 1. Contact the Board, 2. Contact the Schools and teachers affected.
- Student data shall not be retained or available to the Contractor upon expiration of the contract between the Contractor and Board, except a student, parent or legal guardian of a student may choose independently to establish or maintain an electronic account with the Contractor after the expiration of such contract for the purpose of storing student-generated content.
- The Contractor and Board shall each ensure their own compliance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, 20 U.S.C. § 1232g, as amended from time to time.
- The laws of the State of Connecticut shall govern the rights and duties of the Contractor and the Board.
- If any provision of the contract or the application of the contract is held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the invalidity does not affect other Connecticut Commission for Educational Technology Version 1.0 provisions or applications of the contract which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application.
- The Contractor acknowledges and agrees to comply with the above and all other applicable aspects of Connecticut’s Student Data Privacy law according to Connecticut General Statutes §§ 10-234aa through 10-234dd.
- The Parties agree that this Agreement controls over any inconsistent terms or conditions contained within any other agreement entered into by the Parties concerning student data.